The GOP disobeys scripture when it rails against using taxes to feed the poor.

There are two lessons that anyone calling themselves a Christian should take away from the bible with regard to using taxes to feed the poor.

Lesson 1:

Those who call themselves Christians yet complain about feeding and caring for the poor and needy might want to beware. The sin of Sodom, according to the Bible itself, was not homosexuality. Instead, it was refusing to feed the poor. Don't believe that? Read it for yourself:

Ezekiel 16:49-50 - the sin - "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned: they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me."

If you deny the bible own's words, you are calling the bible a pack of lies. Now, if it's a sin - according to the bible - to refuse to care for the needy, it's just as great of a sin to lie about what the bible says and to ignore its commands.

Lesson 2:

Those who rail against taxes should beware again. The bible instructs its followers to pay taxes.

Romans 13:5-7: 5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

The bible clearly says that rules are God's ministers. Refusing to pay taxes, or trying to get out of paying them, is wrong according to your own bible.

Now, when you put combine the teachings from these two lessons - the calls to pay taxes and to feed and care for the poor and needy, it's clear that when republicans and conservatives claim that "forcing" people to pay taxes to feed the poor is "wrong", that they are deceiving themselves and everybody else. It is neither "forcing" nor "wrong". It is simply biblical.